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By Gary Armida
Saturation Point: The point at which some capacity is at its fullest; limit.
If one were to survey the reaction to the Selena Roberts’ book AROD: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez one would realize that the release of the book has tipped the baseball fan’s thirst for negative Rodriguez news beyond the saturation [...]
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